Therapeutic device



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Application fled July so, 1923. Serial no. 654,654.

This'invention relates to therapeutic devices, and particularly to that type of therapeutic device which may be utilized for the purpose of controlling other devices as to periodicity.

In one application of my device the same may be utilized for treatin disease by means of light, and particu arly colored light. a v

The invention has for an object the provision of means for regulating the modality of rhythmic stimulation.

With the above and vother objects in view, the invention consists in the novel and useit ful *ciation and relative arrangement of parts,

members and features, as well as a method of use of the said device, all asshown in one embodiment in the adcompanying drawings, described generally, and finally pointed out in claims. i

in the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view oi the therapeutic control device;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation of the device shown In Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragments end elevation of the therapeutic control device shown in Figs.

1 an 2; I in} Figure'4 is a diagrammatic view of the wiring connections for the device illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive; v

Figure 5 is a fra entary vertical sec tional view, on an en arged scale, of certain features of the device;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary-"cross sectional view on an enlarged scale, of a clutch mech-' anism for said device;

Figure 7 is a fragmental longitudinal sectional view on an enlarge scale. of features of the device and taken on the line 7- -7 of Figure 1; f

Fi res 8 and 9 are'perspective views of certain members used in the said device for regulating the ciated therewith.

Figure 10 exhibits the external controls. Corresponding parts in all the figures are designated'by the same reference characters.

Referring with particularity to the. drawings, the improved device is designated as an entirety by A, and said device as an. entirety is so constructed with its parts interrelated as to provide for a change of modal- M ity in the treatment of disease. The improved device A is particularly formed to revision, formation, construction, asso periodicity of means assocontrol the periodicity of other devices used To house the mechanism of the device A, a

casing a may be provided, and said casing a has its interior devisioned so as to se egate various parts of the apparatus an give the apparatus a pleasing appearance to the eye. 'Ihecasing includes the usual side walls 1 and 2, end walls 3 and 4, with two partitions within the same, as 5 and 6, there likewise being. provided the usual top and base members 7 and 8'. A housin b for certain parts of the device A is carried upon a sub-base 9 immediately above the base memher 8, The device includes several workmg parts so inter-related as to accomplish the function required of the device, and said parts. include means 0 for controlling the periodicity of the devices to be associated with the com lete' device A, means (I for regulating an actuating the means 0, means a for controlling the means (1, means f for controlling;- the means d and in turn the means a, and means 9 directly co-operating with the means c and controlling certain parts of said means 0, all of which means as {Just set forth combine in practicing one emodiment of the invention.

To get. a clear understandin of the invention, the various means wil be briefly summarized to show the relation that exists between them and the particularity thereof as the description proceeds.

of the means (1 net described. The movable segmental mem ers operate in conjunction -ored lamp, it is possible to regulate the burns in period or the illuminating period of eit er one. of the lamps, dependent upon the 7 speed with which the shaftcarryin the switch arms rotates, and likewise the re ative adjustment of the movable segments to the fixed segments. The speed of rotation of the shaft upon which the switch arms are mounted is in measure regulated by the means 7 which controls the means 05, and the relative adjustment of the movable segmental members with relation to the fixed segments is controlled by the means 9.

The means is best illustrated in Figures and 7, with certain parts thereof illustrated in Figures 8 and 9. 5t designates the movable segment member, 7' the fixed segment member, and it one of the switch arm members. Included within the means 0 are two cages, generally indicated 10 and 11, spacedly mounted upon the sub-base 9. T he said cages include spaced upright walls or brackets, 12 and 13 for the cage 10, and 14 and 15 for the cage 11, and the upright 14 of the cage 11 is formed with a journalled opening 16, and the cage 10 has both of its upright members 12 and 13 formed with journalled openings 17 and 18. The member- It includes two brackets, 19 and 20, held in spaced relation by blocks 21 and 22, with the bracket 19 provided with a stud shaft 23 having a bearing portion therein,'as shown at 24, and adapted to be carried in the journal opening 16 of the cage 11, and within the bearing opening 24 of the stud shaft 23 is a shaft 25. The stud shaft 23 is carried in the journalled openings 17 and 18 of the cage 10. Carried upon the shaft 25 and within the cage 11 is a gear 26, and associated' with the stud shaft 23 and carried thereby and within the cage 10 is a gear 27. A sleeve shaft 28 of insulation material is carried upon the shaft 25, being keyed or otherwise held to said shaft 25, and the sleeve shaft 28 is interposed between the brackets 19 and 20 ofthe member 15.. Carried upon the periphery of the sleeve shaft 28 are two spaced annular members 29 and 30, the said last named members being termed contact rings, in that they are formed of some electricity conducting material. The member 7' includes two spaced bracket members 31 and 32. between which extend blocks 33 and 34. The brackets 31 and 32 are carried by the walls 13 and 14 of the cages 10 and 11, respectively. Joined with one of the blocks 33 or 34, that in the showing being the block 34, are finger members 35 and 36, and said fingers are each curved near one tip for frictional engagement with rings 29 and 30. as shown at 37 and 38. Carried by the blocks 33 and 34 are segments 39 and 40, the said segments being held to their respective blocks by any suit-' able means, such as bolts 41. passed through openings in the segment and the block and held in assembled relation by means of nuts 42 upon said bolts. In this connection, the blocks may be slightly arcuated to accommodate for the curvature of the segments. The member j is so located that the segments aeaaaov ferring to Figure 0, it will be seen that the member it is so mounted with respect to the shaft 25 that it lies in the same curved surtace as the segments 39 and 40. assum: ing a curved surface having a radius count to the distance between the center ot the shaft 25 and the inner surface of the end of the segments. This of course is only approximately true. for the reason that the segments 39 and 44 are adapted to co operate and to be in frictional engagement with one another, which fact is likewise true for the segments and 43, as inspection of Figure 5 will show, in fact, the segments 43 and 44. where they co-operate with the segments 40 and 39 respectively, have a washout or tapered construction. as shown at 45. A series of spacedly fixed and movable segments may be provided, as illustrated in Figure 7 at 46, 47, 48 and 49. depending upon the device or number of devices to be controlled by the device A. As before, the blocks 21 and 22 upon which the segments 43 and 44 are mounted are provided with a concave face so as to accom' inodate the curve of their respective segments, and the said segments. as in the case of the member j, are provided with means 41 and 42 for inter-connecting the segments to the blocks. Adapted to play over said segments, or portions or areas of said segments, both fixed and movable, is the switch member 7:. it being understood that one switch as an entirety 7: is provided for each complete set of fixed and movable segments, that is, there would be one complete switch member k for each complete set of segments illustrated at the points 46 to 49 inclusive. The switch member k is detailed in Figure 9, wherein it will be seen that the same comprises a half ring bracket 50, the ring portion 51 thereof carrying a furcated stud 51. and within the furcation of said stud and pivoted at some point between its extremities by a suitable pin 52. is a switch arm 53, said switch arm 53 carrying a brush 54 secured to one extremity 55 oi said arm by any suitable means. Between the opposite extremity 56 of the switch arm and leg 57 of the half ring bracket 50 is a contractile member 58. The switch members are mounted upon the contact rings either 29 or 30. In the showing of Figure 7 two of the members I: are s'pacedly mounted upon the ring 29 and two'more members 70 are spacedly mounted upon the ring 30. In this'connection, the curved part 51 of the half ring brackeit is joined to its respective ring, 29 or 30 or both, by any suitable securing means, as 59 (see Flgure Referring to Figure 5, it Wlll be seen that the brush 5 54 is at all times urged against the segmental members through the medium of the contractile member 58 exerting a downward pull upon the extremity 56 0f the switch arm 53. v

The means 9 for regulating movement of the movable segments of the means 0 includes a shaft 60 carrying at one end a journalled bushing 61 associated with the wall 5, the opposite end of said shaft being carried in a journalled portion of the cage 10. The shaft 60, carries a Worm 62 within the cage 10, which worm engages the gear 27. Keyed to the shaft 60 is a sprocket wheel 63, and a second shaft 64. extends through aligned openings inthe walls 3 and 5, one end of said shaft 64 carrying a knob 65 and ill the' opposite end carrying a small sprocket wheel 66. Over said sprockets 66 and 63 is passed a continuous chain 67. Thus by as turnin the knob 65 the shaft 60 will be rotated through the medium of the, chain 67, and this rotation of the shaft will rotate the worm 62, in turn moving the gear 27, which will move the member h and consequently move the segments carried thereby relative to the segments carried by the member Movement of the segments either to the right or left is regulated in a measure by a bell-crank arm 68, there being stop pins 69 and 70 carried by the cage 10 with which said bell-crank arms are adapted to contact in certain movement thereof. This will insure that one movable segment will is passed, this being indicated by means of a pointer 71 mounted upon a short shaft 72 passed through the end wall 3 and carrying a gear 73, which gear meshes with an idler 74,- with the idler in turn meshing with a gearr7 5 carried on the shaft 64. The gradua'tions--over which the pointer passes are marked Left and Right, depending upon movement of the member h to the left or right, and the numbers of said graduatrons are arbitrary and might designate centimeters, inches and fractions thereof,

or any other designation that might be desired. In other words, if the pointer rested at Z as shown in Figure 10,the movable member h and the member j would be substantially in the relation shown in Figure 5, which is to'say that the length of travel of the switch member over the segments 39 and 44 would-be the same as its length of travel over the segments 40 and 43.

The means for rotating the shaft 25 and in turn IDOViDg the switch arm It includes the means (1, e and f. A stud shaft 76 is carried within the cage 11 and upon said shaft is mounted a double gearwheel 77, certain teeth of which mesh, with the gear 26 and other teethof which are in mesh with a worm wheel-78 carried upon shaft 79. The said shaft 79 is suitably supported in journalled bearings in the cage 11, as shown at 80 and 81, and said shaft 79 likewise carries a wheel 82 keyed to said shaft 79 so as to permit longitudinal movementof said wheel thereon. The wheel 82 is associated with a member 83, which member likewise has a journalled portion through which the shaft 79 may be passed. A motor 84 has the usual shaft 85 and carried at one end of said shaft is a disk 86. The face of the disk 86 may be. moved so as toengage the tread 87 of the wheel 82. The rear face of the disk 86carries a series of vanes 88 with a hood or guard 89 passed over said vanes so that when the motor is running a draft will be created for thepurpose of cooling the working parts of the motor. It is obvious that the distance from the center of the disk 86 to the point of contact of the tread 87 of the wheel 82 will determine the rotative speed-of the wheel 82 and consequently the rotative speed of the shaft 79, and in turn the rotative speed of the switch members 70. T hus, by suitable adjustment by the means f, it is possible to regulate the rotative speed of the switch arms 70, dependent upon adjustment of the wheel .82 with relation to the disk 86. The

means f includes a shaft 90 passed through the walls"3 and 5, one end of said shaft carrying a knob 91 and the opposite'end thereof being coupled through a suitable couplin 92 with a worm shaft 93. A screw threade block 94 is adapted to have a screw threaded engagement with the worm shaft 93, and the said screw threaded'bloek 94 is carried by suitable extensions 95 associated with the member 83. To determine the relative position of the wheel 82 with respect to the disk 86, I may provide an indicating dial 96, the movable gointer of which, 97, is mounted upon a stu shaft 98 passed through the wall 3 with an'end of said shaft carrying a gear 99 in mesh with an idler 100, which idler in turn meshes with a gear 101 upon the shaft 90.

, The means 0 is in reality a clutch, and the said means functions to move the shaft 8') of the motor 84 and consequently move the disk 86 into engagement with the wheel 82 or out ofengagement with said wheel. The

motor carries two spaced lugs, 102 and 103, carrying cross pieces 104 and 105. The cross piece 104 is formed to carry a shaft bushing 106, there being a stud shaft 107 carried within said bushing 106, as shown at 108, with an end of said stud shaft, as 109, formed with a key or tongue 110 for reception within a transversegroove 111 in an end of the motor shaft 85, all as illustrated in Figure 6. Likewise carried by the bushing 106 15 a collar 112 and between said collar and the member 105 and surrounding the stud shaft 107 is an expansible member 113. The member 112 carries two pins. as 114 and 115, and the said pins are adapted to be acted upon by members 116 and 117, the said members being interconnected by means of a cross piece 118, which cross piece in turn is mounted upon a shaft 119, which shaft in turn is joined with a'shaft 120 through the medium of a suitable adjustable coupling 121 with the said shaft 120 passed through a journalled opening in a bracket member 122, the said bracket member in turn being mounted upon the sub-base '9 of the device A. The shaft 120 carries a part 123 with which a cam 124 may engage, the said cam in-turn being mounted upon a shaft 125 with the shaft adjacent to the cam suitably journalled within a bracket 126. Interposed between the top 127 of the bracket member 122 and the member 123 is an expansible member 128. The shaft 125 in turn is coupled with a shaft 129 passed through the walls 3 and 5, there being a knob 130 carried on said shaft at an end thereof with the shafts 129 and 125 suitably connected by a coupling 131. A torsion spring 132 is mounted in connection with the end 5 and the shaft 129. Thus, upon rotating the knob 130 the shaft 125 will be rotated, which in turn will rotate the cam 124, the said cam having its periphery so shaped as to raise or lower the shaft 120, which in turn will raise or lower the shaft 119 and the members 116 and 117 associated with the part 118 connected to said shaft 119. The members 116 and 117 are provided with cam faces 133 and 134, which cam faces are adapted to engage with the pins 114 and 115 when the cam is in a raised pos tion, substantially as shown in Figure 3, for the purpose of forcin the shaft 85 inwardly and causing the disc 86 to engage with the tread 87 of the wheel 82. To properlv lubricate the various parts at the journalled portions, I provide oil cups 135, which oil cups may be conventional in form with a tube 136 leading therefrom directly to the bearing, similar to that shown in Figure 6. In Figure 6 it will be noted that on said shaft 107 is mounted a bearing collar 137 and the member 105 is provided with a ballrace 138 and has between said collar 137 and the member 138 ball bearing members 139, with the tube 136 leading directly to said bearing members. A similar construction may be provided at the other points for the various shafts, or in fact any place where a rotating part is journalled.

In order to make a quick break between the segments 43 and 44; and 39 and 40 as the switch arm or switch arms is revolve, one movable segment, as 44, and one fixed segment, as 40, have one end flared as shown at 140 and 141. Thus, as the brush of the switch arm leaves the movable segment 43 it immediately snaps onto the flared portion 140 and then commences its movement over the member 44. The same is true for the part 141. This makes a quick break and a break without arcing.

Referring now particularly to Figure 4,

wherein the wiring circuits of this device are diagrammatically set forth, 142 and 143 are the leads from some source of electric current supply, and from said leads we have circuits 144 and 145. The circuits 144 and 145 are associated with independent contact plugs 146 and 147. Each contact plu 146 and 147 'is directly associated with a dbuble throw switch m, the contact plug 146 being connected through suitable leads 148 to two poles 149 of the switch m, and the con tact plug 147 through leads 150 being likewise associated with two poles 151 of the switch m. The two contact arms 152 and 153 of said switch are associated with the motor 84 and with a series switch 154 through leads 155. It will be noted that the two contact arms are only connected through the medium of the switch 154. Included in the circuit 148 and the circuit 150 are switches at and 0, each lead of said mentioned circuits 148 and 150 leading to a terminal'of their respective switch members, the said switch members being each of the two-pole type provided with two switch arms. From the arms of the switch n are leads 156, 157 and 158, and from the arms of the switch 0 are leads 159, 160 and 161. The lead 158 leads to the brush 36 of the member 0 and the lead 161 leads to the brush 35 of the member a. The lead 157 is directly associated with one pole of the one-way switches 12 and q, and the lead 156 is associated with one pole of the two plugs r and s, and from the second pole of each plug 1' and a there are leads 162 and 163 associated with the second pole of the switches 72 and 9, there being binding posts 164 and 165 at said points of association. From the posts 164 and 165 are connected leads 166 and 167, both leads leading to independent contacts 168 and 169 of a switch it. The said switch arms 168 and 169 of the switch t in the position shown in Figure 4 will rest upon contact points associated with leads 170 and 171, the said 1eads'170 and 171 in turn communicating with independent segments 40 and 43 at the points marked 46 and 47 Figure 7. If the switch were thrown into a second position so as not to rest on the contact points associated with the leads 170 and 171, the switch arms would then contact with contact points associated with leads 17 2 and 173 associated with the independent segments 39 and 44, in the position of 46 and 47 of Figure 7 The lead 159 is directly associated with one terminal each of the two plugs to and v, the second terminal of said plugs being associated through suitable leads 174 and 175 with one terminal of the single throw switch members to and y, the said leads 174 and 175 being associated with said switch members through suitable posts 176 and 177, and from said posts are connected "leads 178 and 179 in turn connected to the independent segments 40 and 43 at the points 48 and 49, see Figure 7. It will be noted that the device a is in Figure 4 carrying the switch arms is mounted upon the parts 29 and 30 of said member 0 considered as an entirety. To illustrate the invention in more detail I. have associated with the plug a, that is, by plugging in on the circuit the lamp member a, and with the plug 1' the lamp member .22. We will assume that the lamp member .2 is blue and the lamp member 22 is red. Upon throwing the switch on into the position substantially as illustrated in Figure 4, and in turn throwing the switch 154, will start theinotor rotating, and by throwing the switch n so thatits two contact 1 arms will contact with their respective contact points, the circuit will be completed to the plug 1', through the light 2.2, and thence to the arm 169 of the switch t. Through said arm the circuit will go to the segments and 43 in the position marked 46 and 47 of Figure 7, and current will be led through the lead 158 to the brush 35, which in turn permits electrical circuit through the switch arms 70. As far as the opposite side is concerned, the current will at all times be led to the segments 40 and 43, located at points 48 and 49 of Figure 7. Now if the shaft of member 0 were turned, and assuming the parts in the position shown, the red light and the blue light would come on at the same time, hence if the switch t were thrown so that the arms 168and 169 were in contact with the contact points associated with the leads 172 and 173 the circuits would be completed to the segments 40 and 43 at the points 48 and 49 and there would be an alternation of the lights as 'the switch arms is swung over the segments. In other words, the red light 22 would .be on for a definite time and then the blue light 2 would burn. the red light being extinguished. If it is desired to regulate the periodicity, the movable segments would be rotated relative to the fixed segments so that the switch arm or switch arms would have a longer path sired, although means for varying the speed a of rotation of the motor are not shown. What is shown is a transmission mechanism, that is, the means (Z, and the adjustability of the movable segments relative to the fixed segments. Numerous sets of lights may be associated with the plugs r, s, u and U, and if the switches 39, q or w, 3 are thrown into position the lamp or lamps will burn steadily. In other words, it is ossible to have certain of said lamps burning steadily, irrespective of movement of the switch arms 70 over the segments, or if two lamps 22 were associated with the plugs 7- and s and only one lamp 2 with the plug a, the switch we might be thrown into position so as to contact with the points 151 and thus reduce the load on one side of the current supply. In the diagram of Figure 4 it will be noted that the segments 39 and 44, at the points marked 48 and 49 in Figure 7, are not shown inasmuch as they are disconnected and-have no wiring circuits leading thereto, although it is obvious that they might have. showing, we might plug in a third light on In the the plugs and throw the switch g into operative position. This third light would then burn steadily, while the blue and the red lights would alternate as to light and shade.

It will thus follow that any combination of lights or color in their periodicity or burning periods mays be provided for.

It is obvious that various changes, modifications and variations may be made in practicingthe invention in departure from the particular showing of the drawings, and the method of application of the said device as to modality, and that said variations may be made within a fair interpretation of the invention as set forth by the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A device of the character disclosed adapted to control the illumination of two lamp members, including four segmental members arranged in spaced cooperating pairs, a switch member for play upon such segmental members, such segmental members being adjustable as to the length ofpath to be traversed by such switch member, whereby selected periodicity of the illumination of each respective lamp may be regulated.

2. A therapeutic device of the character disclosed, adapted to control the periodicity of devices, comprising a switch member, a

member for contact with said switch memher, and means 'for var-yin the duration of control ofsaid switch mem r with the contact member; said means including a member variably controlling movement of said switch member, and means for varying the length of the member for contact with said 5 switch member.

3. A therapeutic device adapted to regulate the burning of lamps, including means for effecting a burning of such lamps, and means for controlling the current load on 19 said first named means.

4. A therapeutic device adapted to regulate the burning of lamps, including means for eflecting a burning of such lamps, and means for controlling the current load on said first named means; further means being provided for controlling'current load to such lamps.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

GEORGE STARR WHITE. 

